March 29, 2012

I look at the far Left’s assault on Wisconsin and I say, “Are you kidding?” As an outsider (albeit an admitted Green Bay fan with family roots in Chippewa Falls), I join millions of Americans watching the political shenanigans in Wisconsin. I am torn between just chuckling at these radical liberal yahoos trying to oust an intelligent administration that is fulfilling its promises, or raising a fist in disgust at people sitting on their thumbs while Governor Walker and Lt. Governor Kleefisch get thrown to the wolves....

No Mrs Nice Governor, I like the line, "She’s being thrown beyond the wolf pack – she’s also under the GOP establishment’s bus because this Tea Party “Mama Grizzly” beat the establishment candidate when she got elected".

And I like that she's linked to Kleefish's web site.

And when the trolls show up, that special bit of vitriol reserved only for her is because Mrs Palin is as responsible for getting ZeroCare up before SCOTUS as anyone and more than most.

"While Democratic femme-a-gogues continue their plaintive wailing about a “war on women,” Kleefisch has battled vile misogyny from liberal detractors. When lefty Wisconsin radio host John “Sly” Sylvester accused Kleefisch of performing “fellatio on all the talk-show hosts in Milwaukee” and sneered that she had “pulled a train” (a crude phrase for gang sex), feminists remained silent."

mama grizzly is the only female governor to quit her job half way through, so fights is a misnomer.

You bet'cha!

She's fighting now and little Lefty pussies like bathtub swabbie don't want to address the fact that she was being bled white by the frivolous lawsuits thrown at her by the gutless Lefties.

But calling her a quitter, which is all they've got (and it ain't much) doesn't alter the fact that she galvanized the ZeroCare debate with two words, "death panels", and, when the Demos go down this Fall, no one will have had more to do with it than she did.

Whatev. Keep letting other people do your thinking for you. When you have $500,000 of personal legal expenses because a-holes file frivolous lawsuits against you (BTW, they were ALL dismissed...) maybe YOU can quit, too!

"I join millions of Americans watching the political shenanigans in Wisconsin....

If I lived there, I would find that pretty embarrassing. For a long while there last year it was like everyone in the state let their crazy aunts and uncles get loose and roam around Madison unsupervised, unmedicated and dressed by by carnies.

You should corral them out here toward CA where their friends run the asylum. Madison is like a baby California with more cheese and less weed. I had no idea that cheese was such a powerful hallucinogen.

When Scott Walker got rid of collective bargaining for public service unions it became possible for towns and counties to balance their budgets because these three things became possible: 1. Requiring public employees to pay toward their pensions and health care 2. Rebidding contracts, above all for health care but also for school lunches, school buses, snow removal and so on. 3. Getting rid of pointless regulations which prevented efficient use of personnel. For instance, older people on pensions could help keep services going. And then the budget could be balanced. Follow the Wisconsin way and balance your budget. SCOTT WALKER FOR PRESIDENT

Over 900,000 valid sigs verified by the GAB today, only 30k were tossed. Nearly 8k because of those for incomplete address, and 4k because the circulator dated incorrectly. Including those, it turned out to be 3% bad sigs. Only 5 fictitious names were recorded.

The "I signed 80 times!" dude never showed.

So basically what I said at the time, the whole ominous "Mickey Mouse Hitler signing!!!!" was all bullshit.

I do think Palin is having a great time now getting the last laugh. Her life is a perfect example what a winner does: pick your battles, let the blows glance off, keep moving on the target, and hold your values tight. Of all the candidates who ran in 2008, she has had come out best after it all. Some have faded away, some have gone down in flames, some have just proven ineffective or worse, few are enjoying life (including the political) at this point like I think she is.

Over 900,000 valid sigs verified by the GAB today, only 30k were tossed. Nearly 8k because of those for incomplete address, and 4k because the circulator dated incorrectly. Including those, it turned out to be 3% bad sigs. Only 5 fictitious names were recorded.

The "I signed 80 times!" dude never showed.

So basically what I said at the time, the whole ominous "Mickey Mouse Hitler signing!!!!" was all bullshit.

But I thought the left was blowing their wad over the "ONE MILLION SIGNATURES"!!!!???

So, along with the 3% of "bad sigs", about 100K sigs that the recall people claimed they have they...well, didnt have.

Meanwhile, the left hates being reminded that Walker got over 1.1 million votes in Nov. 2010.

This recall election is going to go down as one of the biggest jokes in the history of this state, and it costs us taxpayers north of $10 million.

"But calling her a quitter, which is all they've got (and it ain't much)...."

Pshaw. It's a big deal. The Gov of Alaska (which isn't all that hard to govern, seeing as the state gets to write oil profit checks to every resident, plus hardly anyone lives there), can't stay in her seat to finish a term. That didn't sit well with people, and she would have to deal with that in any campaign for office. She saw what politics is like, and would rather be lauded from the sidelines than do some actual work. Plus she can pick her forums so she doesn't have to whine that people are mean to her.

She just MAY be smart enough to realize that she's too dumb for the big leagues. Which would be a lot of insight, so that's a toss up.

Palin: "...raising a fist in disgust at people sitting on their their thumbs..." Go back to Alaska where you can try to finish a real job.

I take back my comment about insight. The obvious irony has eluded her.

Madison is really a great city, beautiful, yes quirky as most college towns are especially if they happen to be the Capitol too. Will be there for a special wedding this fall, my daughter's. See? Madison residents still believe in traditional values. Her florist is a hippy, well known in Madison.

The Gov of Alaska (which isn't all that hard to govern, seeing as the state gets to write oil profit checks to every resident, plus hardly anyone lives there), can't stay in her seat to finish a term. That didn't sit well with people, and she would have to deal with that in any campaign for office. She saw what politics is like, and would rather be lauded from the sidelines than do some actual work. Plus she can pick her forums so she doesn't have to whine that people are mean to her.

AK is one of the few strong Governor states in the country, so clearly, Leslyn doesn't know what she's talking about (surprise!!) and Miss Sarah ran it well enough to catch the attention of the national media and the Republican Party.

Considering she brought in all the undecideds to the Republican campaign in '08 and galvanized the opposition to ZeroCare, she's obviously smart enough to scare the Lefties.

Leslyn usually doesn't come out into the light this early, so she's the last of the trolls to try their hand at the mess that is the Left tonight. And all she can do is say, "Quitter", and "Palin is dumb", when she clearly has the Lefties wrapped around her little finger.

leslyn opines: ""But calling her a quitter, which is all they've got (and it ain't much)...."

Pshaw. It's a big deal. The Gov of Alaska (which isn't all that hard to govern, seeing as the state gets to write oil profit checks to every resident, plus hardly anyone lives there), can't stay in her seat to finish a term. That didn't sit well with people, and she would have to deal with that in any campaign for office. She saw what politics is like, and would rather be lauded from the sidelines than do some actual work. Plus she can pick her forums so she doesn't have to whine that people are mean to her.

She just MAY be smart enough to realize that she's too dumb for the big leagues. Which would be a lot of insight, so that's a toss up.

Palin: "...raising a fist in disgust at people sitting on their their thumbs..." Go back to Alaska where you can try to finish a real job.

I take back my comment about insight. The obvious irony has eluded her."

You obviously know nothing about Alaska law which was changed after the Palin situation became obvious.

You are also an obvious expert on Alaska governance. Where is "spring breakup this year?

Pogo-The extra ballots are in the trunk of a Prius located outside of the Democratic headquarters...look for the one with the "Hope" & "Coexist" bumber stickers on it (not that that really narrows it down)

Michael K:Spring breakup began early on the Wisconsin River this year. It has also started early on the lakes of Bayfield and Douglas counties. And it began about 21 Mar on the North Shore of Lake Superior, at the head of the flowage.

Do Alaskan take bets too on when spring breakup dill occur?

We've had an extraordinarily warm winter. Forecasters are warning that this could lead to excessively dry conditions, similar to those which caused the Great Hinckley Fire in 1894. In a firestorm which occurred between 2 and 4 a.m., over 200,000 acres were burned and approximately 800 people died. The Great Hinckley Fire took place at our near neighbors to the west in Minnesota, but every Northern Wisconsinite knows the lore.

That metaphor is all thumbs. If she feels disgust, she should give the middle finger at people sitting on their hands. Or she could point her finger at people who won't get their hands dirty. Perhaps, in exhortation, she should clap her hands at people whose hands are in their pockets. I can only shrug my shoulders.

"JUST AS PRIESTS go to confession,and presidents to the polls, anddistinguished men of letters to thecritics, just so, the professors oughtto turn to the American people foran occasional report card. As a lay -man, one of the signatures on thereport card will be mine. For thoseprofessors who have dealt with issuesof immediate and vital interest tothe welfare and integrity of theUnited States, I vote a resoundingflunk." --- William F. Buckley Jr.

Alaska (which isn't all that hard to govern, seeing as the state gets to write oil profit checks to every resident, plus hardly anyone lives there)

Very stupid thing to say. Alaska has about the same population as Virginia (by far the most populous state at the time) did in 1790 — and that scattered across an area one-fifth the size of all the rest of today's states put together, with only a fraction of it accessible by roads, and subject to an extremely severe climate. Nor does the annual dividend of a bit more than $1,000 per resident leave everybody wallowing in money. It's a hard life there.

Despite your modern-day provincialism, nearly three-quarters of a million people wasn't “hardly anyone” then, and it isn't “hardly anyone” now. It (actually less than that) was sufficient for Virginia — in combination with several other even (much) less populous states — to defeat the greatest empire in the world, and it was sufficiently cultured and civilized for them to create the Constitution and nation of the United States.

The populous areas of Alaska have a climate that is less harsh than Northern Wisconsin's. The climate in Juneau and the southeast panhandle is best described as “a cooler version of eattle.”

You're conflating very different areas of the state. The southeast is mild — but the southeast is a) a tiny proportion of the state area-wise, and b) it does not constitute the bulk of population of the state, which resides in the Anchorage area where there's a far more severe climate. The capital doesn't even have access to the rest of the state by road — it's 600 air miles from there to Anchorage.

And anyway, why are we talking about climate?

The point is that Alaska is a difficult and varied state, with many difficult and varied problems which the government (and governor) must address. In addition to having to cope with temperatures down to -80 deg. F., for instance, it's in a highly tectonically active region, with numerous active volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes. The worst earthquake in U.S. history — a magnitude 9.2 monster (larger than last year's killer quake in Japan) — occurred in the vicinity of Anchorage in 1964. Before then it wasn't even known that there were earthquakes as large as magnitude 9 — none had ever been seen before.

In another for instance, Governor Palin personally achieved the politically very difficult agreement with Canada and oil companies for a $26 billion, 1,715-mile natural gas pipeline from Alaska's north slope through Canada to Calgary.

Being governor of Alaska can be a piece of cake….”

The map of Alaska were it superimposed on the continental U.S. would stretch from Los Angeles in the southwest to Charleston, South Carolina, in the southeast to the Canadian border in the north. It's absurd to claim that such a vast, disparate state is easy to administer.

What would be “a piece of cake” to administer is, say, tiny, flat, three-county Delaware, 96 miles long and 35 miles wide, from whence the Vice President of the United States hails. Though, formerly being purely a legislator, Biden had no executive experience at all prior to being elected VP — and of course President Obama had none either. That's what's ludicrous, not Gov. Palin's experience in this regard.

Since we are STILL commenting on geography and climate--you failed to include the rest of my comparisons in your retort. Also, I don't disagree that it is a vast region to administer; just that there are very few people in most of that vastness.

Go back to the life satisfaction numbers.

But I think the best statement here really is:

What is the relevance of Sarah Palin commenting on Wisconsin politics?

It's funny, because Walker said repeatedly that he'd use collective bargaining to resolve the state's disputes with unions - you know, the same collective bargaining he then arbitrarily did away with? Yeah, THAT collective bargaining.

He'd've gotten away with it too, if not for that meddling videotape. Damn you, far left videotape! DAMN YOU TO HELL!